Good morning, it’s Tuesday, February 25th. I’m Joseph Delaney and here’s your local news from The Sacramento Bee. Today will be sunny with a high near 76 degrees. Then, tonight will be mostly clear as the temperature cools to around 47 degrees. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and other local leaders are defending City Councilman Steve Hansen, against what they called a “smear campaign” against the council’s first openly gay member.